The governor’s office and both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature will have entirely new leadership when the 2012 session starts at noon Jan. 3.
And each of the new faces has roots in the Jackson Metro area.
Gov.-elect Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov.-elect Tate Reeves are from Rankin County. Rep. Phillip Gunn, a Republican whose district includes [...] [...]
This year the Mississippi Legislature approved loans for three green energy manufacturing companies recruited to the state by Gov. Haley Barbour.
In January the state Legislature approved a $75 million loan for Stion, a startup manufacturing company that will make thin-film solar panels in Hattiesburg. The company promises to investment $500 million and bring 1,000 jobs [...] [...]
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Dr. Willis H. Lott, president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, was recently presented a Concurrent Resolution by the Mississippi Legislature in appreciation of his 43 years of educational service, including 13 years as president of MGCCC.
Lott will retire from the college presidency June 30.
At the presentation, Lott was joined by his wife, Ethel, his [...] [...]
When the 2011 Mississippi Legislature convenes Jan. 4, registered lobbyists will be on hand to make their clients’ issues known to representatives and senators.
Hayes Dent of Yazoo City says it’s clear to all observers that the state’s budget will be the key issue in this session. “There are two separate and distinct philosophical views on [...] [...]
CANTON — Madison County has expanded the duties of its lobbyist to include presenting local issues to the Mississippi Legislature.
The Clarion-Ledger reports that the board of supervisors voted 4-1 Monday for a six-month contract for Jackson lawyer Steve Seale to push for local issues before state officials. He has been paid $75,000 annually to lobby [...] [...]
D’IBERVILLE — A referendum for a 2 percent restaurant tax in D’Iberville won’t be on the November ballot.
City manager Michael Janus said the deadline was 5 p.m. March 19, and Sen. Tommy Gollott and Rep. Steven Palazzo, both of Biloxi, declined to introduce the bill.
Mayor Rusty Quave Quave tells The Sun Herald that the city [...] [...]
JACKSON — With the recession’s effect still lingering in Mississippi, legislators are taking a hard look at job creation proposals as the 2010 session heads into its final month.
Several bills designed to stimulate economic development are pending at the state Capitol. House Ways and Means Chairman Percy Watson and Senate [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate has upheld Gov. Haley Barbour’s veto of a bill that attempted to restore more than one-fifth of the money he has cut from the state budget.
Twenty-one senators sided with the governor and 30 voted to override the veto.
An override would’ve taken a two-thirds majority, or 34 votes.
Barbour has cut $458.5 [...] [...]
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are considering a two-day sales tax exemption for guns and ammunition in honor of “Second Amendment Weekend” which would come just before fall hunting seasons.
Some said fear over revenue loss might derail the bill, which was filed by Rep. Warner McBride, D-Courtland. It has 39 co-sponsors. The House Ways and Means [...] [...]
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